Firefighters investigating suspicious fire

Friday

Aug 1, 2014 at 2:56 PMAug 1, 2014 at 3:00 PM

VICTORVILLE — San Bernardino County Fire Department officials are investigating suspicious circumstances after a vacant home caught fire in a north Victorville neighborhood Thursday night, County Fire Capt. Jay Hausman said Friday.Hausman said the station received a call just after 5:30 p.m. of an abandoned home on fire in the 15800 block of Culver Road, north of Mojave Drive and west of Interstate 15.Firefighters discovered a house with smoke coming from the windows, and they found that several rooms were on fire. Hausman said the blaze was extinguished quickly with minimal damage to the residence. Once it was out, Hausman said investigators found that “multiple small fires” had been built throughout the rooms of the house.The cause was deemed suspicious, and Hausman said Friday that County Fire investigators were still investigating the scene. Three engines, a truck, battalion chief and investigator were dispatched for a first-alarm response. No injuries were reported to civilians or fire personnel.Anneli Fogt can be reached at AFogt@VVDailyPress.com or 760-951-6276.